Orestias ascotanensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish within the family Cyprinodontidae,[1] endemic to 12 springs in the Ascotán Salt Flat in Chile.[2] It grows to a length of 7.5 centimeters.[3]

Orestias ascotanensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Genus: Orestias
Species:
O. ascotanensis
Binomial name
Orestias ascotanensis
Parenti, 1984

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Orestias ascotanensis Parenti, 1984". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ Cruz-Jofré, Franco; Morales, Pamela; Vila, Irma; Esquer-Garrigos, Yareli; Hugueny, Bernard; Gaubert, Philippe; Poulin, Elie; Méndez, Marco (April 2016). "Geographical isolation and genetic differentiation: the case of Orestias ascotanensis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae), an Andean killifish inhabiting a highland salt pan". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 117 (4): 747–759. doi:10.1111/bij.12704.
  3. ^ "Orestias ascotanensis". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-12-06.